ASSISTANT INSTRUCTORGain additional experience as a PADI Professional scuba diver

The PADI Assistant Instructor course with INTERNATIONAL SCUBA

At INTERNATIONAL SCUBA, as a PADI Assistant Instructor, you not only gain additional experience as a PADI Professional scuba diver, but you also start learning the PADI System of diver education. You can act as an instructional scuba assistant and assume limited teaching responsibilities. It’s a great way to gain experience in order to become a scuba instructor!

The PADI Assistant Instructor course is the first portion of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) and when followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor course (OWSI) and successful performance at the Instructor Examination (IE), leads to certification as a INTERNATIONAL SCUBA PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.

The Fun Part

Get mentored while gaining hands-on experience teaching students.

What You Learn

You build upon your abilities to organise and supervise scuba diving activities, while concentrating on developing teaching skills. You learn through:

Knowledge development through self-study, quizzes, lectures and presentations

Confined water skill review and assessment, workshops and presentations

Open water workshops, rescue assessment and candidate presentations

The PADI Assistant Instructor Course consists of these sections:

Module 1: Academic Training

PADI Discover Scuba Diving and Snorkeling Programs

Developing Knowledge Development Presentations

Teaching Project AWARE and Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialties

Teaching in Confined Water

Conducting Open Water Training Presentations

Module 2: Independent Study

Knowledge Development

Module 3: Practical Application

Confined Water and Open Water Teaching Presentations

Standards Exam

Dive Rescue Skills Assessment

What You Can Teach

In addition to the responsibilities and duties you already have as a PADI Divemaster, as a PADI Assistant Instructor you can:

Teach academic presentations under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor

During confined water dives, present initial skills training under the direct supervision of a PADI Instructor

Evaluate Open Water Diver surface skills under the indirect supervision of a PADI Instructor

Teach and certify PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Divers under the direction of a PADI Instructor

Teach Project AWARE Specialty courses

Teach the AWARE Coral Reef Conservation specialty course

Conduct PADI Discover Scuba Diving experiences in a pool or confined water